THE sweltering heat may be unstoppable, but our fiery hearts burned hotter than the summer sun.

Despite the blazing temperature outside, 63 Ilonggo and Bacoleño architects, as well as 25 assistants and members of the United Architects of the Philippines (UAP) Student Auxiliary-Iloilo Science and Technology University Chapter, came together on May 10, 2024, to celebrate the 2024 National Heritage Month with the theme 'Championing Heritage: Capacity Building to Transform Communities' with a lively symposium and local heritage tour.